1965 Vivant Restored in Loveland

Jake Yenny, owner of JEM Motorworks, poses for a photo sitting behind the wheel of a 1965 Vivant on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, at his Loveland shop. Yenny spent a year and a half totally remaking a 1965 Vivant, a one-of-a-kind concept car that was created by a man who went on to spend his career designing things for Pontiac. The rebuilt Vivant won first place in its class this summer at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, which is considered the top car show in the world. (Photo by Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Jake Yenny points out some of the details on the inside of a 1965 Vivant on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, at his Loveland shop. Yenny spent a year and a half totally remaking a 1965 Vivant, a one-of-a-kind concept car that was created by a man who went on to spend his career designing things for Pontiac. The rebuilt Vivant won first place in its class this summer at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, which is considered the top car show in the world. (Photo by Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

One of the unique details on a 1965 Vivant, seen on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, at JEM Motorworks in Loveland, are the side tailpipes. Jake Yenny spent a year and a half totally remaking a 1965 Vivant, a one-of-a-kind concept car that was created by a man who went on to spend his career designing things for Pontiac. The rebuilt Vivant won first place in its class this summer at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, which is considered the top car show in the world. (Photo by Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Jake Yenny, owner of JEM Motorworks, talks about the work he did on a 1965 Vivant on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, at his Loveland shop. Yenny spent a year and a half totally remaking a 1965 Vivant, a one-of-a-kind concept car that was created by a man who went on to spend his career designing things for Pontiac. The rebuilt Vivant won first place in its class this summer at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, which is considered the top car show in the world. (Photo by Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

A 1965 Vivant, seen on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, at JEM Motorworks in Loveland, has a mix of original parts, period correct parts, like the gauges, and parts fabricated by Jake Yenny. Yenny spent a year and a half totally remaking a 1965 Vivant, a one-of-a-kind concept car that was created by a man who went on to spend his career designing things for Pontiac. The rebuilt Vivant won first place in its class this summer at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, which is considered the top car show in the world. (Photo by Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

The dashboard of a 1965 Vivant on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, at JEM Motorworks in Loveland. Jake Yenny, owner of JEM Motorworks, spent a year and a half totally remaking a 1965 Vivant, a one-of-a-kind concept car that was created by a man who went on to spend his career designing things for Pontiac. The rebuilt Vivant won first place in its class this summer at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, which is considered the top car show in the world. (Photo by Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Jake Yenny, owner of JEM Motorworks, talks about the work he did on a 1965 Vivant on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, at his Loveland shop. Yenny spent a year and a half totally remaking a 1965 Vivant, a one-of-a-kind concept car that was created by a man who went on to spend his career designing things for Pontiac. The rebuilt Vivant won first place in its class this summer at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, which is considered the top car show in the world. (Photo by Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

This is what the Vivant looked like when Texas collector Mark Brinker found the car on eBay. Loveland auto restoration specialist Jake Yenny said a previous owner had used a sander to remove most of the paint, damaging the aluminum body in the process. (Photo special to the Reporter-Herald)

Loveland resident Jake Yenny sits in the passenger seat of the 1965 Vivant concept car that he restored. The roadster's owner, Dr. Mark Brinker, sits behind the wheel in this Aug. 20, 2017, photo from the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance at the Pebble Beach Golf Links on the California coast. (MUST CREDIT: Photo by McCullough Photography / Special to the Reporter-Herald)